All cable and materials shall be new. Cable, equipment, and hardware previously used or not in manufacturer’s original packaging, damaged cable, or defective cable shall not be accepted and shall be immediately replaced with compliant materials at no additional cost to the State. Communications cable shall be shipped standard in 1000-foot-put-ups packaged in pullboxes or spool-in-boxes. Short lengths and billing of overages shall not be acceptable. Reels shall only be accepted at the acquiring agency’s request. Unloading of all drop-shipped material and the equipment necessary to unload the materials shall be the responsibility of the Contractor and its shipping company. Examples of such equipment are dollies, pallet jacks, and lift-gates.
